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Wichita eagle., 1887-12-24
JOHN KELLYS REJOINDER.

To the Editor of the Eagle:
WICHITA. Kan, Dec. %, 1887.
Permit me through the columns of the
EAGLE, to thank Farmer" who SO
sharply, but still 50 kindly criticise5 my
views and action i'll todays paper on the
"cOurt house and jail proposition am
sorry this good farmer fails to sign his
full name to his views. As hope either
side of this proposition is honorable, and
on one or the other Of which every tax
payer will be called upon to act: Now,
Farmer don't YOU start off wrong by
assuming that this debt is to be paid now,
cash down If this We're true what are
we called upon to vote bonds for:
Again is it not the safest and best time
to create a debt if at all: when every
thing is dull and times extremely hard:
Are you not more careful than when
everything is booming: | believe the
correct principle to be to contract your
debts when times are dull and pay them
when everything Is easy and times good.
Another fact | wish to impress upon the
mind of every farmer in the county, that
this is the last time during your life that
YOUR vote. and work on this question will
avail YOU anything: Before this CUES
ton can be submitted again Gf defeated
now the city will so far out-vote the
county that they can carry any measure
of this kind. and the fears are that then
you will be compelled to pay for a court
house and jail costing three, OF possibly,
five times this amount.
As to the sale of the old court house
and lots that you say emphatically will
not be sold" let me ask. what will YOU
do with them: They are your property.
and i'll my judgment should be sold and
the proceeds applied TO the payment of
county indebtedness. Don't be afraid
some one will steal this property. 1t cost
the county $4,000 all told and is now
worth three times that amount, but
don forget that we have two good, hon
est farmers on the board of commission
ers who are not in the habit of stealing
court houses or .jails, but who will hon
estly and faithfully guard your interests
in all this work Let us try them, boys;
what do you say: Respectfully,
,JNO. NELLY
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-24
DEATH OR CATALEP5Y?
Cincinnati Enquirer.

Cincinnati Enquirer.
The village Of Newtown is ipst now
considerably excited over the strange
case Of young girl named Theresa Fly.
Last Thursday Theresa. who i Just i
wears Old. was taken suddenly Ill with a
pain in her head. 1 CoEge-tivc chill
followed. ana two hours after her first
complaint. and before a physician could
reach her. she was to ali appearances .
corpse. Her parents. VINO are III reduced
circumstances. summoned the township
doctor and he pronounced the girl dead.
The township trustee being notified. pur-
chased a coffin AMI made the necessary
arrangements TO bury the body at
the expense OF the county. but be-
fore the burial friends Of the family
discovered that the body was still warm
and the funeral was postponed Several
doctors pronounced her dead, bat many
persons who have since thrpnEed so
view the remains attired for the grave
insist and believe that life still exists.
An Enquirer reporter visited the house
last evening and found the BODY attIred
IN tain muslin shrouj and repo-inc in
q coffin tha; rests oy the SIDE of an open
window IN current of cold air. Eo
positive evidence IF death exists, al
though the body las lain ghas for six
davs, Scantily clothed. and n q position
To freeze a well person = death.
The parents have maize nos a single
effort 10 restore life " warmth 10 tie
body or restore tine suspended auIrna-
ton. If that b. the cause of her iu-ensi-
bility The body h a. limber a.
when n life and the watchers a.
the wake assert positively that she stall
retains considerable warmth ard that ~
times persp,ray50n j. visible upon her
person. When the flesh ) pressed ii
returns to Its proper position and dls-
CLOSES a ringe s. If the blood was slug
gishly moving through her VEINS. Sav-
eTal hundred persons VISITED the klzI5e
YESTERDAY and last evening. and MANY
believe the giTl Is lying IN trance bat
the superstltutIon of the parents WI Eot
allow anv e3Icrts - Te-lsg-Iss-tloE - L.
made. believing tl.st She VII return 20
igfe on the ninth dav without any effort
being made - s-as-er Etr. # sae i mol
dead 4 consultation - doctors ~3i! he
held TO-DAY ard II these &. sufficient
ground for thinking she is not deal her
csse VIII receive proper attention.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-24

\ Washington correspondent makes
the following graphic pen picture Of two
of the most noted men in the United
States senate. Evarts, of New York and
Beck. Of kentucky. Beck is a Scotch
man by birth. and sixty-six years old:
Evarts was born in Boston. and Is sev-
enty. The Kentucky senator is big and
burly. with a very small nose. Senator
Evarts little and delicate with 4 mon
s1rOuS big nose. 1Ir, Beck Is bluff. and
his sentences fall like chips under the ak;
Mr.. Evarts is suave and diplomatic. and
revels in Latin and Greek derivations.
No two men were ever more antipatheuc.
The poles are not further apart than
these two senators ard vet both are great
leaders and have large following in
their respective parties.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-24


The admO2itIon comes too late for the
good OF a great many. and it is doubtful
if il had been needed 10y some if it had
come to them before they made the
move. but it may cause others from per-
forming the same hazardous act We
refer TO the following observations Of
one who has been there and speaks that
he does know: If there are any more
poor people who think of removing 10
California, they may as we'll be warned
in time that poverty and misery await
them in that overra5ed country. Thou
sands of mechanics and laborers are to
be found in every town and city without
employment without the necessaries of
life and totally without means to return
10 more favorable localities. People
with considerable capital can do well in
California rs they can anywhere else,
If they have good business sense. but
those without capital are better OF at
home The climate Is almost the sole
attraction, and that i delicious in many
localities. and not attractive IL other&
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-24

The new tin-screw battle ship which is
TO he built at the Norfolk navy ward. on
the design purchased by the government
from the Barrow Ship Building com
pany of England. viii involve an ex-
penditure OF $2.5G00G0 She will be 290
fee; in length and have a mean draft of
water of 20 1-2 feet. In consequence of
the extensive preparations necessary be
fore beginning the construction. the Law
ing of the keel will be delayed nearly
year. and 1t will require at least three
wears to complete the ship. Meantime it
Is proposed that the government retain
1ir. Sullivan, Bo>ton's distinguished cit
lzen. to integpose his diplomacy across
the waters IN the interest OF peace.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-24

We notice that our young friend, Col. r.
VI. Field Of the Kansas City Times, has
penetrated Kansas as FAR as Wichita We
take il for granted that he met Col Muir
dock. OF the EAGLE. We regret that he
did not get 50 far south as Slate creek.
though doubtless he saw as much of the
Kansas elephant and the practical work
lngs of prohibition a. he could stand in
one trip. Ii at some future time Col Field
should conclude to extend his researches To
the rich valleys Of sumner county. he will
iIHd the Wellington latch string on the
Gutslde and receive 4 generous welcome
Wellington Press.
The Colonel was here and declared that
he had never before an anequate cnocep-
tion of the greatness of Kansas. 1Ie eX-
pressed himself as real sorry that he
didn't have time TO 20 on down to the
border and take in Wellington, Winfield.
Arkansas City and other southwestern
cities.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-24

\ British sea captain SAYS that whales
are increasing in numbers so fast that
the accidents to ships from running into
them viii soon be OF frequent occurrence.
y sailing ship under a five knot breeze
might rs well strike a tree as an old bull
whale, There need be no apprehensions
of danger on that account along the
American coast. for the good ship Dol
phin Is IN commission To see that coils
ions with RATS of saw!ogS. schools OF
whales, etc, do not take place.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-24

Globe Democrat: Some Of our South
ern protectioniSts Democratic friends
appear To believe that the President ;
message has made that gentlemans re-
nomination impossible. Randall. they
seem 10 think. will antagonize him. and
- weaken him III the convention that
the prize viii either be drawn by the
PENNSYLVANIA cr some dark horse. The
belief j. undoubtedly a pure delusi0n.
Randall is a good man. and in the pro
tectioniSt Democrats estimation. he
weighs at least goo pounds more than
Cleveland. He may indeed. if living
AMI in the Democratic party. ge, the
Democratic nomination in 1892. But no
ue 'Itir-l event of the future l. more Ger
tain than that Cleveland will get the
nomination IN ls~~. The pToteCriolist
Democrats would do well 10 keep this
fact firmly IN mind.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-24
STORMS AND STEEL RAILS.


A singular theory has been promuIgat-
ed in Mexico concerning the alleged re-
lation between the steel rails of railways
and the prevalence of storms. The north
ern section of the Mexican Central road
has been seriously damaged by washouts.
and people who observed the phenomena
express the opinion that the water spouts
which burst on the track were attracted
by the rails and the telegraph wires. An
electric current. they say, runs along the
track. which makes a convenient avenue
for storms. This would appear to be some
what fanCitul conjecture. but the engi
neers employed in building the Guadala
lara branch of the Mexican Central rail
way offer testimony which gives it at
least an air of plausibility. They state
that as fast as construction advances
rain follows. and they believe that it is
due TO the large quantities of steel rails
on fiat cars which are carried forward as
fast as the work permits. The country,
according to their report. Is dry in adj
vance of the construction trains. ard
also behind them for many miles: bat
n circle a few miles in diameter.
having its center at the point
where the steel rails are, the rain
comes down in torrents. 1t appears
that enough importance is attached to
these theories to induce scientific men to
make them a subject OF study. We do
not. however, anticipate any immediate
practical result OF great value With
all the skill and knowledge which the
government can bring to bear. it has not
Yet succeeded even in predicting storms
with such certainty as would be desira-
BILE; and when it comes to producing or
preventing them. we shall probably have
to wait some time before tina matter as
sumes the character of an exact science.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-24
Bound to Have It.

Arkansas City Rep.-Traveler
The Indian territory is much larger
than the needs of the Indians require,
and the Indian commissioner has recon-
mended in his last three reports that at
least third of the territory be thrown
open to white settlement. The ttchison.
Topeka & Santa Fe railroad company
having built its line through the territory
will no doubt use It's influence to nave it
opened. The Rock Island and Missouri
Pacific will build extensively there next
year. and the Frisco is expected 10 ex-
tend its central division of the Atlantic
& Pacific two or three hundred miles
west
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-24

There l. a great deal of speculation
among the papers a. 10 the future of
Congress man Anderson Some say he
viii be- a candidate for the senate against
Plumb. and the Fifth district i already
being organized with this III view. We
think the Fifth district l. for Plumb. ami
30 far - Anderson y concerned. he viii.
by unanimous consent. serve at least
another term in the house Ii Il general
IL conceded by Wilson men. and every
other class If Republicans that Mr.
Anderson VIII he unanimously nominated
in the spring, regardless ~ whether the
two committees sett!e matters Or mot. or
how or by whom a cali may bc iss1ed.-
Junction City Union.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-24

After all. it is a risky matter for a
newspaper To manifest more than an or
dinary degree of prosperity, for it is al
most sure to cause some impecunious
cuss TO trump dp some charge againse it
ON which to base a damage suit. The
State journal appears to have a peculiar
faclpaiion for such ambitious persons.
y fellow named EIalloran makes the
modest demand of ten thousand dollars
for alleged damages to his rep.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-24

\ case sinalilar 10 thaJ mentioned re-
Gently as existing in New South Wales .
where imported English rabbits have
multiplied 50 rapidly that they threat
ened destruction 10 the small veceta-
ton. Is reported from Oregon. 1t is
stated that the partridge introduced into
the state of Oregon six years ago have
multiplied 50 greatly, thanks to the law
forhlddlng the shooting of them Tor ten
years that hunter would have hut lit
tie trouble in securing a liberal number
OF them IN an hour or two. There are
thousands OF them in the Willamette
valley, and they destroy so much wheat
that the farmers are clamoring for a re-
peal of the restrictive law. The farmers
say that one pheasant will destroy more
grain than five wild geese.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-24
Mathematical Satire.

GIObe- Democrat.
The Chicago Tribune says that the ed
itor of the Globe-Democrat is at best a
camp-follower of the Republican party.
This is quite severe. considering the
source whence it emanates. The source
is Mr.. r. W. Patterson, the alleged man
aging editor Of the Tribune. We have
made a careful analysis OF the constituent
elements of Mr.. Patterson, and find them
to he 10 per cent editor and 80 per cent
snn-in- Inv
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-24
BABY's cHRrsrM AS STOCKING.
Hang up the baby's stocking. Be
sure you don't forget. The dear
I;t4lo d:-.1 l..l..nx rhn ,,c,-c,.

Hang up the baby's stocking, Be
sure you don't forget. The dear
little dimpled darling, she never
saw Christmas yet! But I've
told her all about il, & she opened
her big blue yes; and I'm sure
she understood it-she looked SO
funny and wise #%Dear. what
a tiny stocking? 1t doesn't take
much to hold such little pink toes
as baby's away from the frost and
cold. But then, for the baby's
Christmas, it will never do at
all. Why, Santa wouldn't be
looking for anything half so
small. - | know what
will do for the baby. I've
thought of the very best
plan. I'll borrow a
stocking of grandma
the longest that ever
can. And you'll hang
it by mine, dear moth
er, right here in the
corner. so. And
leave letter to San
ia, and fasten it on
to the toe Write
This is the baby's
stocking, that hangs in
the corner here You
never have seen her
Santa, for she only
came this year. But
she's just the blessed
est baby. And now
before you go just
cram her stocking
with goodies, from
the top clean
down TO the
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-24

Eli Perkins saws the boom in Kansas is
due To prohibition The editor of the
Wichita EAGLE says that Kansas would he
much more prosperous without prohibi-
biton. II Is in the hopeless endeavor to
arrive at conclusions amid the conflict of
such authorities that the world i becom-
ing prematurely gray.-Wellington Press.
This miserahly thin lie has run about
long enough. 1t has been repeated by
dozen papers, at least. but when one who
ought to know our sentiments quotes it.
we feel like calling a halt The EAGLE
never said any such thing.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-24

When a young lady offers to hem a
cambric handkerchief for bachelor
acquaintance, you may set it down that
she means 20 sew IN order that she may
reap. We mention this simply to put
our bachelor friends on guard in view Of
the near approach of leap-year.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-24
Just About Right.

PtaDOdY GrapIIlt.
Senator Plumb got in ahead of every
body else the other day with resolution
in congress on the Kansas sugar ques
ton. Shakespeare says: The mellow
plum falls to the ground, the green
sticks fast. or. being early picked is sour
to the taste" Preston b. appears to he
neither too green nor too ripe. but just
about right to suit the Kansas taste.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-24

Colonel Sam Wood. from his Stevens
county retreat of Woodsdale. nominate5
for president. John G. Carlisle, Of Ken
tucky: for vice president, David b. Hill,
of New York Colonel Wood thinks
this "a Democratic ticket that would
sweep the country.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-24

1t is noticed in some of our exchanges
that the National Womans Christian
Temperance union, AT its recent meeting
in Nashville, Tennessee, passed resolu-
tiOns advocating the abolition of the in
ternal revenue taxes on alcoholic liquors
and tobacco. This is frank, womanly
acknowledgement that they favor pro-
lection. No class of people more natur-
ally require or justly merit its benefits.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-24

The candidates for secretary of state in
Kansas are Charley Norton, Bill Higgins
and Noble Prentis on the Republican
side. If editorial friendship is constant
the latter will win hands down. The
newspapers can make or kill the Prentis
boom, and a very hearty little boom it is
at present.-k c. Times
The newspapers of Kansas will never go
back on Noble Prentis, my boy, but who
will answer for the politicians and their
ever adjusting schemes:
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-24

So congress goes off on its Christmas
iamboree while the peoples money IN
the shape of surplus revenue keeps plllng
up in the treasury at the rate Of nearly
thirteen millions a month. SO it goes.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-24
a Happy Coincidence.

iUIFAst
The coming Sabbath day VIII also be
Christmas. This is quite fortunate, inso-
much as the people who intend TO hang
up their hosiery will be able to take their
bundles out of the laundry on Saturday,
which is pay day.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-24

This will be Kris Kingle's busiest day
Assist him, good people. so that no poor
little child may have its happy anticipa-
tions turned to sadness by a failure of
the good old man to visit its home to-
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-24
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
The Sherman Idea.

Let come IN free everything we cannot
make. Put duty on that which we
can make. so that the American manu-
facturer can pay his workmen better
wages than are paid in Europe.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-24
TonlinsOn's Opinion.

IVIthd IJ"IIIOIIoI'
As George w. Martin says, Roher. of
the Abilene Gazette. is a good one. He
is already boasting TO his Republican
cronies how shrewdly he unloaded his
paper ON the Democrats. Boss Click may
know how to set up conventions, but we
predict he will be sick OF his Abilene
''state organ before it turns up its toes
to the daisies.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-24
Tough on DR.. Parker.

New York Herald.
Plymouth church is an old-fashioned
Yankee church and should have an old
fashioned Yankee paator-a pious. God
fearing, industrious man, content to do
his work modestiy, caring little for the
auction sale of pews, but caring greatly
for the souls Of men. If such man can
be found we shall not be sorry that Mr..
Berry has declined.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-24
A Low Estimate.

Sedgwick City Pantagraph.
The Wichita EAGLE denies that that
city has lost its boom. 1t estimates that
$500 buildings have been erected in the
city this year, at cost of over S6,000,-
00.-Inter-Ocean.
MIR. Nixon, were YOU to visit the Chi
cago of the West you might be induced
to believe that a very low estimate.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-24
Give the Young Men a Chance.

Colorado Republican.
If the Republican party of Kansas
wants TO do the decent thing, the honor
able thing. the right thing. it will send to
Chicago a delegation of young men
active young Republicans who have by
their loyalty earned such recognition.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-24
Confounded Inpertinent.

Cor. Ieayenworth Standard
That the Abilene Gazette Is to be an
organ is conceded. but who is 10 control
it: When these organs peal it is always
pleasant to know the name of the
Dealer.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-24

anybody tell how it is and why it
is that claims of citizens for losses sus-
tanned by Indian depredations, have been
neglected so long thirty years., that the
amounts should aggregate fifteen mil
lions of dollars: If the claims are valid
they should have been settled long ago;
if not, they ought to have been formally
rejected. At any rate there is no excuse
for their not having been passed upon.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-24
Sour Cranes
Martha's Vineyard Herald.

Martha lASydFu t1SrdIu
The Republican national convention
goes to Chicago, Well. the Vineyard
can endure the disappointment of not
getting it; it is only a half pay crowd,
anyway.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-24
Enamored of the Aroma.

An Orphan.
The Texas editor who says, "A woman
has the ripe peach fragrance of paradise
and the breath of the cape jessamine OF
tropical empyrean' just because he met
one with freshly ironed clothes on, was
evidently a stranger to the charms which
inhere to the products of the laundry.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-24

The Kinsley Mercury, after comment
ing upon the comments of the press Of
the country generally upon the presi-
dents message, hastens to denominate IT
as sort of dare you TO nominate
Blaine next time" and thereupon begs
10 be excused from commenting upon
the document further. It'seXcused.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-24

Francis Murphy has opened his winter
campaign in Pittsburg, Pa. The an
nouncement will boom the price of blue
ribbon
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-24
From the 1likado.

G. c. Sentinel
Old King Coal
Is a mercenary soul.
And mercenary soul is he;
For when the wind blows
And it halls and it SHOWS
He's as costly as Z king can be.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-24

The next time the state G.. A. r. en-
campment meets at Winfield bill is TO
he presented providing for a two mill
of INDECENT soldiers and their families
This tax relieves the posts from raising
relief funds, and places the burden of
supporting INDECENT veterans on the whole
,,a,,,In
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-24

The Hendricks monument at Indian
apoIis is to cost $25. 900. About $22 900
has been raised. Mr. w. ". COrcoran
gave the largest contribution, 500. MIR.
Porter Palmer gave 5000. President
Cleveland gave 500. The amount Of
the contributions Of these gentlemen to
the Grant monument is not stated.
Telegram-herald., 1887-07-24
Gas In Hia Wall Water.

LoNDoN, July 23.-Natural gas has been
discovered in this corner of Monroe county
in a well thirty seven feet deep, belonging <
10 Charles Palmer. Mr.. Palmer Tor some
time has believed that gas was prevalent in
his we'll water, from the fact, that after
drinking his stomach would De filled with
gas. His test consisted in touching light
match 30 the vent in the pumps, whereupOn
an explosion took place and Palmer and
the well platform We're hurled some twenty
feet, and were stopped only by the kindly
AID Of a friendly fence post Palmer has
inserted Gas pipe which emits nice little
blaze some ten inches TO two feet IN height.
RE intends TO utilize IL for household pur-
noses.
Telegram-herald., 1887-07-24

William Maier, Of p sherman-st.. was
fosnd dead in the bottom of = neighbor $
well yesterday morning. lie was in the
hsbit of going 70 The well every night and
morning for a drink. lie frequently sat on
bench near the curb. and when found the
body was in such 8 position a. to indicate
that he might have fallen into the well ac-
cidentally- he had bat one arm, was 9
hunchhsck. and having been idle for some
time. was thought to be despondent. He
was S. years Of age and has family. by
whom he vas last seen 81 20 clock Friday
night. when they supposed he retired 70 bis
room tor the night coroner Bradisb was
sum uoned and empaneied the following
jury. J. r. Johnson, gorge g. Van Hou-
ten. John Van Loren, Lambert Bats. A.
Cioethingh snd. jacob Achesgerhoif Afler
considering the facts Of the case, they re-
turned . verdict that the deceased came
% bis death bT accidental drowning